The Libertarian Party of New York State held their annual convention in Babylon, Long Island, New York today. This post includes some highlights and a link to photos. Please add your info and thoughts in the comment section.

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(Posted by Paulie) In comments on my last update about the process to fill two At Large Rep vacancies on the Libertarian National Committee caused by the death of David Nolan (RIP) and the resignation of former Treasurer James Oaksun, whom former At Large Rep Bil Redpath was appointed to replace, LNC regional rep Daniel [...]

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Following up on prior reports (see here and here): I will not name my source unless he/she wants to step forward, but this is from a member of the LNC. -Paulie 1) Redpath’s motion did not have support. According to George Phillies, that motion was: “We move to appoint Rebecca Sink-Burris and John Jay Myers [...]

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Chuck Moulton in IPR comments: I had heard several people mention the idea of leaving David Nolan’s at-large seat vacant. It seemed like a good idea to me, but when I read the bylaws I found that the LNC is required to fill the vacancy. LP Bylaws, article 8, section 7: The National Committee shall [...]

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I just noticed that the LNC meeting archives since the past national convention in St. Louis now have minutes of executive committee conference calls, for anyone who wants to keep up with them. It appears that the 2004-5 minutes in the public archive included conference call minutes, but between 2006 and the May 2010 convention [...]

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Ballot Access News: On August 23, Bill Redpath, Libertarian Party nominee for U.S. House, Virginia’s 10th district, debated his Democratic Party opponent, Jeff Barnett. See this story. The third candidate in the race, incumbent Republican Frank Wolf, did not participate. Thanks to Melinda Moore for the link. Redpath is somewhat well known nationally because he [...]

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Libertarian Party blog: The Roanoke Civil Liberties Examiner interviews Libertarian congressional candidates William Redpath here and here, and Stuart Bain here and here.

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The last day of the National Convention consisted of the last officer elections and, after the convention was adjourned, a meeting of the new Libertarian National Committee. The election for the five open at-large seats on the LNC were held early this morning. Nominated candidates were: Dr. Tom Stevens, Wayne Root, Kevin Knedler, John Jay [...]

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At the end of nomination for chair candidates, Bill Redpath asked if there were any other nomination for chairman of the Libertarian Party. Darryl Perry of Alabama walked to the mic and nominated himself as a candidate. Current chairman  Bill Redpath accepted his nomination, with a sigh, and welcomed him to make a nomination speech. [...]

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by William Redpath Reprinted from the May 2010 issue of LP News at LP.org I don’t know how he did it. Mickey Spillane supposedly squirreled himself away for a short period of time, and BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM—he would write a book. He wrote “I, the Jury” in only nineteen days, according to his Wikipedia page. Ayn Rand [...]

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The Libertarian Party National Chairman, Bill Redpath, has been lobbying legislators in Oklahoma to lower the ballot access requirements for third parties and independent candidates in the state. NewsOk’s political blog reports that Oklahomans for Ballot Access Reform is pushing a bill, sponsored by Rep. Charles Key (R-Oklahoma City), which will lower signature requirements from [...]

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The National Chair of the Libertarian Party of the United States is set to appear on John Stewart’s Daily Show on Comedy Central. Thursday, at 11pm Eastern, Bill Redpath will be interviewed on the popular comedic news show. Redpath will have an opportunity to explain the Libertarian Party position on the census. h/t to Richard [...]

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National Chair: Bill Redpath, incumbent, not seeking reelection, although he may run for a different position on the LNC. Known candidates: Wayne Root Mark Hinkle (1, 2) George Phillies (1, 2) Ernest Hancock: I’ve not found an article, but I saw an email response from him on a yahoo group (can’t remember exactly where or [...]

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LP blog: by William Redpath (originally published in the December 2009 issue of LP News) I can’t know what each of you thought when you read the headline above, but probably the most charitable thought was “Poor Bill Redpath. He almost made it to the end of his second term as Chair before he cracked [...]

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via email and LP blog: Dear Friend of Liberty, The Libertarian Party was founded 38 years ago on December 11, 1971. One of the founders, David Nolan, remains active within the party and is slated to speak at our 2010 National Convention in St. Louis over Memorial Day weekend. (Details for the convention, including prices [...]

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Posted by Jake Porter in Libertarian Strategy Monthly: Libertarian National Committee Chair, Bill Redpath, announced on Sunday at the Libertarian National Committee meeting in Nashville, Tennessee that he would not seek a third term as Chair of the Libertarian National Committee. Redpath did appear to be open to the possibility of running for another position [...]

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September 28, 2009 Dear Friend of Liberty, During the 2008 primary, many Republican presidential candidates claimed to be like former President Ronald Reagan. This was apparently intended to mean that they supported small government. I recently listened again to this speech promoting free enterprise, which Ronald Reagan gave in 1977 (before he was elected president). [...]

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The D.C. city council Committee on Government Operations will be holding a hearing on Monday, on the “Omnibus Election Reform Act of 2009,” which strengthens ballot access laws. Libertarian Party national chair Bill Redpath and Green Party Political Director Brent McMillan expect to testify. The District of Columbia requires more signatures, as a percentage of [...]

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HB 2981 , which earlier passed the WV House, cuts the number of signatures from to 2% to 1% of the number of voters who voted for a given office in the previous election to get someone on the ballot for that office in an upcoming election. The State Senate passed an equivalent bill today, [...]

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